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Mangroves are species of shrubs and medium size trees that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The saline conditions tolerated by various species range from brackish water , through pure seawater (30 to 40 ppt ), to water concentrated by evaporation to over twice ...
button mangrove; false mangrove; Florida buttonwood; grey mangrove; Zaragoza mangrove Combretaceae (combretum family) 987 Laguncularia: laguncularia trees; Laguncularia racemosa: white mangrove Combretaceae (combretum family) 988 Terminalia: terminalia trees; Terminalia catappa: Indian almond Combretaceae (combretum family) Cornaceae: dogwood ...
Excoecaria agallocha, known as a back mangrove, is found at higher elevations back away from the ocean where salinity is lower. [6] Mangroves of this plant surround the ancient Thillai Chidambaram Temple in Tamil Nadu. This small tree species may grow up to 15 m high. Trees are either male or female (dioecious).
Mangrove trees begin to grow in fresh water ecosystems when the salt water goes far enough inland. [75] There are three species of trees that are considered mangroves: red (Rhizophora mangle), black (Avicennia germinans), and white (Laguncularia racemosa), although all are from different families. [76]
Pichavaram Mangrove Forest: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 14.79 Pichavaram mangrove is located in a village near Chidambaram in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. The mangrove is one of the largest mangrove forests in India, covering 1,100 hectares. 53 Pala Wetland: Mizoram: 31 August 2021 18.50 The Pala wetland is the largest natural wetland in Mizoram.
Lumnitzera racemosa, commonly known as the white-flowered black mangrove, [4] is a species of mangrove in the family Combretaceae. [5] It is found on the eastern coast of Africa and other places in the western Indo-Pacific region. [6] It has one accepted variety from the noniminate species which is Lumnitzera racemosa var. lutea (Gaudich ...
"Mangroves to Mountains - a field guide to the Native Plants of the Logan-Albert River Catchment"; Logan River branch SGAP. (Qld Region) Inc, 2002; ISBN 1-875401-95-4 "Mangroves to Mountains Volume 2 - a field guide to the Native Plants of South-east Queensland"; Logan River branch SGAP (Qld Region) Inc, 2005; ISBN 0-646-45089-1
The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico.